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As Metro Manila braces for possible water interruption during the summer season, Senator Win Gatchalian has warned that insufficient water supply could threaten efforts to contain or curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Gatchalian urged water concessionaires to ensure uninterrupted water supply in households, hospitals, and medical facilities where confirmed COVID-19 patients […]
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis now being faced by the country, it is a shared responsibility of both public and private sectors to ensure the survival of disadvantaged communities, including daily wage earners. This was the call of Senator Win Gatchalian to the private sector following the declaration of an enhanced community quarantine […]
The shortage of health workers nationwide will have a serious impact on the health of Filipinos especially at this critical stage of a public health emergency brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was a concern Senator Win Gatchalian raised after COVID-19 infections reaches 132,000 worldwide, including cases from the Philippines. To emphasize […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a resolution to look into the initiatives of all energy agencies and stakeholders in ensuring the reliability, security and affordability of electric power supply during the summer season. Gatchalian said that during summer, peak demand increases by 5.45% in Luzon and 3.19% in Visayas because of heightened use of refrigerators […]
To protect ordinary Filipino borrowers from harassment and unethical practices perpetuated by predatory lenders, Senator Win Gatchalian has moved to regulate the debt collection practices of financing and lending companies. Gatchalian, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, has filed Senate Bill No. 1366 (SBN 1366) or “The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,” […]
Following the declaration of a state of public health emergency in the country over the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to suspend graduation rites, including preschool graduations and moving-up ceremonies nationwide. Gatchalian said daycare graduation rites should also be suspended. The veteran legislator […]
Considering the speed by which the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases is spiking, Senator Win Gatchalian has urged the government to be involved and proactively seek out persons at risk of contracting the coronavirus disease. Gatchalian said it should start from the local government units (LGUs), emphasizing that if their constituents have symptoms […]
As the country celebrates National Women’s Month this March, Senator Win Gatchalian also stressed on the need to curb teen pregnancy. Gatchalian zeroed in on teen pregnancy as it is considered a leading factor on why girls drop out of school. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Annual Poverty Indicators Survey 2017, “marriage or […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) will soon be taught again as a regular subject in schools as both houses of Congress approved the measure that will institutionalize GMRC and Values Education in the K-12 curriculum. On the part of the Senate, Gatchalian headed the bicameral conference which reconciled differences in […]
Senator Win Gatchalian expressed his opposition to the proposed repeal of the 2% special tax rate for microfinance non-government organizations (NGOs) under the Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act (PIFITA), the fourth tranche of the Department of Finance’s (DoF) comprehensive tax reform program. Gatchalian said microfinance NGOs have been instrumental in providing low-interest, no […]